dooney
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From doon + -ey; historically from Old Irish dúnad. Cognate with Irish dúnadh and Scottish Gaelic dùnadh.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dooney m
- verbal noun of doon, dooin
- shutting, closing
- enclosing, confining
- securing
- confinement
- Dooney ayns ny barrackyn ― Confinement to barracks.